Michelle Lowe
@MichelleLowe14
Conservative Party member, former Deputy Leader of SDC and Parliamentary Candidate.
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And therein lies the problem: some (many?) of the MPs that have taken this decision don't understand the consequences of what they have done (beyond blocking something they don't like). What's coming are other things they won't like
After the welfare climbdown, one Labour MP was heard saying: “I don’t understand why this means tax rises when it’s only a few billion pounds.”
After 15 years of Austerity avd nearly 30 years of Conservative control and fiscal responsibility are they surprised there is no waste? KCC was a well run council and this is the proof. It made those high profile doge team redundant. bbc.com/news/articles/…
Maybe @KentTories run KCC was so efficient there was nothing for this doge team to find and they realise their role is redundant. kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/refo…
And, while I’m on it, @CS_Kent returns a dividend of £10m to @Kent_cc supporting services without a further call on taxpayers. @reformparty_uk should get to understand it.
Shocking if true – but reality is the opposite. Looks like this is not @Kent_cc spending council tax payers’ money but reflects @CS_Kent recruitment business. Opposition Leaders - @favershamfocus, @RichLehmann, Harry Rayner, Alister Brady - ask @Kent_cc to clarify publicly (1/2)
Wow. Kent County Council tendered a contract for recruitment services for £350 million over 4 years. That’s £87.5 million per year of taxpayer money being spent on “advertising vacancies” and “interviewing” people. That’s a staggering 22% of their annual payroll. What a racket
I agree with @Anna_Firth this is well over due and should be an achievable aim for the UK
🌏For World Animal Free Research Day I am advocating for the end to testing on animals in the UK, especially dogs 🐶 Massive thank you @ConHome for publishing. This is long over-due. Please copy & share 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Universities lose money teaching UK students because tuition doesn't cover the costs. Either they lose more money teaching EU students, refuse to admit them, squeeze domestic places, bring in more foreign students, get larger subsidies, or fees are hiked. Not an appealing menu.
🚨 NEW: EU students will pay the UK domestic rate of tuition fees, rather than the much higher international rate, as part of Keir Starmer's deal on Monday [@thetimes]
Labour’s broken promise to schools to compensate them for their Jobs Tax means schools up & down the country are making staff cuts. Labour must put this right at the upcoming spending review & honour their word, or more teachers jobs will be on the line. rb.gy/reexdu
More great analysis from @GreatMontrose45 Please have a read and find out more about the success of the Lib Dems substack.com/@greatmontrose…
After 15 years of austerity in local government and nearly 30 years of Conservative control there is no waste or efficiencies to find. There maybe a few choices at the margin - but a lot of services are statutory and have to be delivered by law. kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/new-…
A good piece on the Rise of Reform and what could happen next by @GreatMontrose45 open.substack.com/pub/greatmontr…
This is classic populism Focus on gestures, not fixing actual problems And announce stuff to get headlines without having thought it through (in this case "Wait, you're banning county flags?" "Oh no, we didn't mean that")
Reform controlled English councils will move at speed to resolve that the *only* flags permitted to be flown on or in its buildings will be the Union Jack and the St George’s flag. No other flags will be permitted to be flown on its flag-poles, balconies, reception desks or…
This was Britney when I found her nearly 3 years ago. She had been used for fighting and dumped alone with her new puppies in the Thai jungle. Her transformation has been slow and painful but today Britney’s journey is complete. She’s going home… (1/12) 🧵
Interesting post from @GreatMontrose45 A new Substack account open.substack.com/pub/greatmontr…
I am grateful to His Majesty King Charles III for the audience. 🇺🇦🇬🇧
Our pioneering partnership fosters cooperation. We are proud to be support Chernihiv with ongoing humanitarian aid and many local villages and schools across Kent are working to form local twinning arrangements. We will continue standing by Ukraine. 💛💙🇬🇧🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine
Conservative-led Kent County Council has always stood with Ukraine. Every Conservative member flew the Ukrainian flag 🇺🇦 and we were the first UK council to form a comprehensive partnership with a Ukrainian region, with Chernihiv, which has faced brutal attacks since 2022.